The Jim Richards Show

Mark Towhey fills in for Jim. A Canadian ice cream brand is replacing 70% of its US ingredients.  GUESTS: Ashley Chapman - Chief Operating Officer at Chapman’s Ice Cream  Lianne Phillipson - nutritionist at SproutRight.com

He takes your calls after Jerry Agar's interview this morning. How do you fix the current CPC?  GUESTS: Jesse Rogerson - Associate Science Professor at York University and author of the book Daydreaming in the Solar System Jason Kenney - former premier of Alberta 

Mark Towhey fills in for Jim and has some thoughts about Trump's most recent comments. Why are Canadians buying more legal guns?  GUEST: AJ Somerset - contributor to Macleans

A temperature check on how people are feeling. Is it okay to boo the US anthem? GUESTS: John Wright - Veteran Pollster and CEO of Canada Pulse insights Moshe Lander - professor of economics at Concordia University Eric Alper - Canadian music journalist and publicist 

How should the party respond amid the ongoing trade war? Canada's new global identity. Who are we?  GUEST: Francine Pelletier - journalist based in Montreal and contributor to Macleans

What does Alberta's former premier think about the current state of the trade war? What is an exclusively Canadian saying?  GUESTS: Jason Kenney - former Premier of Alberta, and former Canadian Defence MinisterGuidy Mamann - Managing Partner and Immigration Lawyer at Mamann Sandaluk LLP

Doug Ford doubles down on his 'kiss my ass' comment. Canada needs to protect its agrifood sector. There must be a better way than supply management. GUESTS: Siobhan Morris - CTV Toronto Queen’s Park Reporter Vass Bednar - managing director of the Canadian Shield Institute Sylvain Charlebois - Canada’s Food Professor

Who is in and who is out in the Toronto election? What if we found a cure for cancer, but people refused to take it? GUESTS: Mahdis Habibinia - City Hall Reporter for the Toronto Star Karen Stintz -Former Toronto City Councillor & TTC Chair and a political commentator Joe Mihevc - Former Toronto City Councillor and TTC Vice Chair Dr. Mitch Shulman - Newstalk 1010 Chief Medical Analyst

What will we know by midnight tonight? Should Canada be building data centres in the Fart North? GUESTS: Lisa Raitt - Former Federal Cabinet Minister and member of Mark Carney’s Canada-U.S. advisory council Moshe Lander - professor of economics at Concordia University Carmi Levy - tech expert

Jim looks at the legal implications. Where were you for the last Hip concert?  GUEST: Gavin Tighe - senior partner with Gardiner Roberts LLP

Why changing trends are impacting what kids are listening to. Breaking down a viral post about breakup flowers.  GUEST: Gitane De Silva - Executive Director, Peter Lougheed School of Politics, University of Alberta

Jim takes your calls. A snap edition of Munici-Pals GUESTS: Mike Le Couteur - Senior Political Correspondent with CTV News  Erin O’Toole  -  President and Managing Director at ADIT North America  Savannah Hamilton - WNBA journalist 

Jim hosts complete team coverage. Reaction to the surprise retirement of Paula Fletcher GUESTS: Vassy Kapelos - CTV Chief Political Correspondent and host of the Vassy Kapelos Show, Monday-Thursday noon till 2 PM on the iHeart Radio Network Al Mussell - author of A Slice of the Market: Canada-US Tensions over Cheese Import Permits for CD Howe  Matthew Holmes  -  Executive Vice...

Jim is following the countdown to the deadline. Are you okay with taxpayer dollars going towards these ads? GUESTS: Vassy Kapelos - CTV Chief Political Correspondent and host of the Vassy Kapelos Show, Monday-Thursday noon till 2 PM on the iHeart Radio Network Monte McGregor - criminal defence lawyer 

Should he have to resign? What is a phrase you always get wrong?  GUEST: Tony Keller - columnist with the Globe and Mail 

Jim gets answers ahead of the deadline. How worried should we be about Legionnaire's Disease?  GUESTS: Moshe Lander - professor of economics at Concordia University  Bruce Arthur - Toronto Star columnist Dr. Mitch Shulman - Newstalk 1010 Chief Medical Analyst 

Jim looks at the numbers. What’s your statute of limitations for a girlfriend/wife to get back to your text?  GUESTS: Matti Siemiaticki - director of the Infrastructure Institute at the University of TorontoJoseph Neuberger - criminal defence lawyer  

Who won the week? Conservative MPs worried about losing their seats privately question Poilievre’s leadership GUESTS: Karen Stintz -Former Toronto City Councillor & TTC Chair and a political commentator  Joe Mihevc - Former Toronto City Councillor and TTC Vice Chair Graham Richardson - Ottawa Bureau Chief with CTV News and host of The Graham Richardson Show  

Jim has some thoughts about event etiquette. Who is the winner in the bike lane battle?  GUESTS: Monte McGregor - criminal defence lawyer  Gavin Tighe - senior partner with Gardiner Roberts LLP and chair of the firm's Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group 

The smartest political moves and dirty tricks Scott Reid has seen behind the scenesSailor Overboard Incident Sparks Questions About USS Abraham Lincoln Conditions GUESTS:  Scott Reid - CTV Political Commentator and advisor to a number of Prime Ministers, premiers and political leaders Retired Vice Admiral Mark Norman - former Vice Chief of the Defence Staff of Canada

The WNBA has created a task force to examine transgender participationAre Jewish Canadians Abandoning the Liberal Party?  GUESTS: Charlie Pinkerton - journalist with The Trillium  Norman Beal - President and owner of Peninsula Ridge Estates Winery and also Chair of the Board for Ontario Craft wineries Lorrie Goldstein - Editor Emeritus of the Toronto Sun 

How Ontario compares with other jurisdictions on major infrastructure projectsThe most common summertime injuries, and how to avoid them.  GUESTS: Mike Le Couteur – CTV National News Senior Political CorrespondentShoshanna Saxe – Associate Professor, Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering, University of TorontoDr. Mitch Shulman – Newstalk 1010 Chief Medical Analyst

Is the conversation being blown out of proportion? Former Raptors head coach Nick Nurse's legal battle with the province of Ontario GUEST: Bob Aaron – Real Estate Lawyer

Why are we seeing such a jump in costs?  Can someone be 'too rich to rescue'?  GUEST: Andy Takagi - transportation reporter with the Toronto Star 

How much do your pets know about your emotions?  Is Carney about to sign a deal with the US?  GUESTS: Dr. Cliff Redford - Owner and operator of Wellington Veterinary Hospital Michael Kerzner - Ontario Solicitor General - MPP York Centre Jen Gerson - journalist who covers Alberta politics and co-founder of The Line